Classic Rock’s Top 10 Stage Mishaps
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07/08/2009 11:41am
How the mighty have fallen! Following Steven Tyler’s unfortunate stage accident, come inside to watch more of the same…
1. Bret Michaels gets walloped on the head by a lump of descending scenery
2. Gene Simmons’ hair catches fire (silent movie)
3. Metallica’s James Hetfield accidentally steps into a 12-foot tower of flame at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium circa 1992
4. Noel Gallagher attacked by fan in Toronto
5. Axl Rose falls off stage in Los Angeles
6. Coldplay’s Chris Martin falls over (hurrah!)
8. Beyonce falls down steps in Orlando.
9. Romanian TV show tragedy.
10. Unknown rock star gets killed







I couldn’t find it on youtube, but Miljenko Matijevic from Steelheart once had a lightning rig fall on him. I’ve seen it on their DVD and he’s lucky to be alive.
Once saw a band called Lucifer’s friend support Van Halen at the Rainbow. Singer whiled the mic round his head a la Roger Daltrey and after it smacked him in the head he fell off stage. Almost pissed myself laughing.
On August 13, 1990, Curtis Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down after stage lighting equipment fell on him at an outdoor concert at Wingate Field in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York.
your slackin’ Classic Rock. What about Ace Frehley’s electrocution during a concert in Lakeland, Florida? Classic Rock, you had to of heard of the hard rock classic, Shock Me? Come On!
How about when Jim Morrisson dropped his pants in Florida! hahahaha!
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Dimebag Darrell?
How about Ace Frehley getting Shocked in Lakeland, Florida in the ’70s. Was the inspiration for his greatest song ever – “Shock Me”
Didn’t Janick Gers fall of a stage at some festival a few years ago?
Seen the Baby’s and Triumph have fist fight on stage in pgh. pa. 1980.
I linked here today. I liked most of these, some were disturbing.
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When I was roadying for the Maiden at Hull on the Piece of Mind Tour I remember Brucie saying to me ‘Watch me do a run up the steps and somersault on to the podium’ I say’s to him ‘Your Bruce Dickinson fer f***’s sake, not Bruce Forsyth” Did he take any notice? Did he b0ll0x. Silly 8ugger fell flat on his face and the crowd went wild.
After the show he says to me ‘Tommy, you were right. Did anything like this ever happen with the Zep?’ TW*T
This is a really great top ten list, I totally remember James Hetfield’s disaster, luckily he wasn’t killed and could continue to rock us out for years, or at least until “Load”. Anyone can post their own list to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.
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